Numerical investigation of the performance of an SPR-based optical fiber sensor in an aqueous environment using finite-difference time domain

We investigate a surface plasmon resonance (SPR)-based optical fiber sensor using 2-D finite-difference time domain (FDTD) simulations. The optical sensor is designed by polishing a single-mode optical fiber by symmetrically removing a portion of its cladding forming two sensing regions. We analyze...

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Main Authors: Al-Qazwini, Yusser, M. Thirunavakkarasu, Punithavathi, Muhammad Noor, Ahmad Shukri
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2011
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author Al-Qazwini, Yusser
M. Thirunavakkarasu, Punithavathi
Muhammad Noor, Ahmad Shukri
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description We investigate a surface plasmon resonance (SPR)-based optical fiber sensor using 2-D finite-difference time domain (FDTD) simulations. The optical sensor is designed by polishing a single-mode optical fiber by symmetrically removing a portion of its cladding forming two sensing regions. We analyze the effects of two physical parameters of the sensor in an aqueous medium, i.e. the thickness of the metal layer and the amount of residual cladding using numerical simulations. The results show that a good transmission dip can be obtained by optimizing these parameters. Thus, the sensor structure can be deployed as an optical biosensor in aqueous environments.
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spelling upm-477682019-06-13T01:59:31Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/47768/ Numerical investigation of the performance of an SPR-based optical fiber sensor in an aqueous environment using finite-difference time domain Al-Qazwini, Yusser M. Thirunavakkarasu, Punithavathi Muhammad Noor, Ahmad Shukri We investigate a surface plasmon resonance (SPR)-based optical fiber sensor using 2-D finite-difference time domain (FDTD) simulations. The optical sensor is designed by polishing a single-mode optical fiber by symmetrically removing a portion of its cladding forming two sensing regions. We analyze the effects of two physical parameters of the sensor in an aqueous medium, i.e. the thickness of the metal layer and the amount of residual cladding using numerical simulations. The results show that a good transmission dip can be obtained by optimizing these parameters. Thus, the sensor structure can be deployed as an optical biosensor in aqueous environments. IEEE 2011 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/47768/1/Numerical%20investigation%20of%20the%20performance%20of%20an%20SPR-based%20optical%20fiber%20sensor%20in%20an%20aqueous%20environment%20using%20finite-difference%20time%20domain.pdf Al-Qazwini, Yusser and M. Thirunavakkarasu, Punithavathi and Muhammad Noor, Ahmad Shukri (2011) Numerical investigation of the performance of an SPR-based optical fiber sensor in an aqueous environment using finite-difference time domain. In: 2011 IEEE 2nd International Conference on Photonics, 17-19 Oct. 2011, Le Meridien Hotel, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. . 10.1109/ICP.2011.6106886
spellingShingle Al-Qazwini, Yusser
M. Thirunavakkarasu, Punithavathi
Muhammad Noor, Ahmad Shukri
Numerical investigation of the performance of an SPR-based optical fiber sensor in an aqueous environment using finite-difference time domain
title Numerical investigation of the performance of an SPR-based optical fiber sensor in an aqueous environment using finite-difference time domain
title_full Numerical investigation of the performance of an SPR-based optical fiber sensor in an aqueous environment using finite-difference time domain
title_fullStr Numerical investigation of the performance of an SPR-based optical fiber sensor in an aqueous environment using finite-difference time domain
title_full_unstemmed Numerical investigation of the performance of an SPR-based optical fiber sensor in an aqueous environment using finite-difference time domain
title_short Numerical investigation of the performance of an SPR-based optical fiber sensor in an aqueous environment using finite-difference time domain
title_sort numerical investigation of the performance of an spr-based optical fiber sensor in an aqueous environment using finite-difference time domain
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